Games of Tuesday, June 3

                             W      L        Pct.     GB
New York            25     18       .581    ---
Houston               24     18       .571    0.5
Atlanta                 20     18       .526    2.5
Chicago               21     22       .488    4
Pittsburgh            20     21       .488    4
St. Louis              20     21       .488    4
Montreal              18    22       .450     5.5
Philadelphia         15    22       .405     7

Wednesday's game
St. Louis (Gibson) at Philadelphia (Carlton) 

Montreal 4, New York 0: Four Expos pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout to beat Tom Seaver in the first game of a doubleheader. Mike Torrez allowed two hits in the first three innings before leaving with a mild injury; he will not miss a start. Joe Gilbert followed with three hitless frames and got credit for the win. Bill Stoneman got one out while allowing a hit and a walk, and Pat Jarvis got out of that jam and finished the game without another Mets hit. Bob Stinson hit a two-run homer off Buzz Capra in the eighth for the final margin. Seaver allowed two runs on four hits in seven innings for the loss.

Montreal 6, New York 0: Steve Rogers threw a seven-hit shutout as the Mets went scoreless in the doubleheader. The Expos scored four runs in the first inning off Ray Sadecki and were never challenged. Ken Singleton went 3-for-5 with a double and homer and scored three times. John Boccabella was 4-for-5 with a triple and double and two RBIs. 

Philadelphia 6, St. Louis 3: Del Unser singled to open the Phillies' three-run sixth inning, then hit a two-run homer in the seventh as the Phils overtook the Cardinals. Winner Ken Brett pitched into the ninth inning, allowing three runs on nine hits. George Culver retired all three men he faced in the ninth for the save after the first two Cardinals got hits off Brett. Rick Wise took the loss.

Houston 12, Atlanta 4: Pat Dobson shut out the Astros for four innings, but the visitors started putting up crooked numbers at that point -- five runs in the fifth, two in the sixth, two in the eighth and three in the ninth. The Astros put up 18 hits, 16 of them after the fourth inning, and hit four doubles in the fifth inning alone. Jerry Reuss went eight innings for the win. Lee May drove in four runs and scored three; he was 4-for-5 with two doubles and a sac fly.